Win the Day

Episode 41: How to Make 2021 Your Best Year Yet “It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.” — Benjamin E. Mays Do you know why most people fail each year, despite the best of intentions? 🤔 In this episode, we talk about the #1 cause of failure. I'll also reveal the exact goal-setting method I use so you can join the thousands of people in 20+ countries who use it to start each year full of confidence and make big things happen. We'll also go through: The #1 resource to hold you accountable for the goals you struggle with The most important day of the year to mark on your calendar The proven template to make 2021 your best year yet And more! If you find this episode valuable, share it with a friend. Also, go to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating with your favorite takeaway from this episode. _ 🎞️ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/vFSu9DNtdBk 📖 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/newsletters _ Show links: 🗝️ Learn more about The Day Won Mastermind: http://thedaywon.com ⚡ Download your FREE success plan: http://jameswhitt.com/vip 🧭 Order your hundred board for goal accountability: https://amzn.to/3iYu39r 🎙️ Register for We Are Podcast: http://wearepodcast.com/events _ Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _ Want to support the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Your support is greatly appreciated 💚 #WinTheDay

Episode 40: Putting the Profit in Purpose with Mike Michalowicz “Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” - Oscar Wilde Today, we sit down with one of the world’s leading entrepreneurs, Mike Michalowicz. If you’re treading water in your career (or simply have lofty goals), or you’re thinking of going down the entrepreneurial route, this is the episode for you. By his 35th birthday Mike had founded and sold two multi-million-dollar companies. Confident that he had the formula to success, he became a small business angel investor – but then proceeded to lose his entire fortune. Then he started all over again, driven to find better ways to grow healthy, strong companies. Mike has devoted his life to the research and delivery of innovative, impactful strategies to help business owners succeed. He is the creator of Profit First, which is used by hundreds of thousands of companies across the globe to drive profit. Mike is also a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, a business makeover specialist on MSNBC, and author of #1 bestselling books such as Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan, and new book Fix This Next. In this interview, we go through: What separates the top 1% of entrepreneurs and professionals How to get your business to run without you Why some people are constantly on the brink of burnout (and how to find freedom once and for all) How those in a traditional career path can become 'irresistibly magnetic' What the 'profit first' concept is and how it can transform your business, and How to set your business up for massive success in 2021 ... without the stress! You’re going to love this one. Let’s Win the Day, with Mike Michalowicz! _ 🎞️ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/4W9TuIpLJOw 📖 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/putting-the-profit-in-purpose-with-mike-michalowicz _ Show links: ⚡ Mike Michalowicz website: https://mikemichalowicz.com 💰 Profit First by Mike Michalowicz: https://amzn.to/3nKhrUi 📙 Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Dr Robert Cialdini: https://amzn.to/3oQYSzn 🧭 Rejection Proof by Jia Jiang: https://amzn.to/329Egse 🎙️ We Are Members: create a thriving business from your podcast: https://wearepodcast.com/membersonly 🗝️ Apply for The Day Won Mastermind: http://thedaywon.com _ Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _ Want to support the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Your support is greatly appreciated :) #WinTheDay

Episode 39: The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for 2020 “When things change inside you, things change around you.” – Buddha (This will be the last episode for 2020, but if you’re new to the show there’s 30+ other episodes for you to check out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you listen to podcasts. For exclusive video content to make 2021 your best year yet, remember to subscribe on YouTube.) Welcome to my 3rd annual holiday gift guide! Each year, I outline the items that have made the biggest impact in my life throughout the year, and I know they’ll do the same for you. This holiday season – rather than squandering money on gifts with little long-term value – consider giving something practical, like a life-changing book that gets the recipient excited about taking ownership of their future. Filling your mind with the knowledge you need is the best way to transcend your circumstances so you can achieve whatever you want in life, regardless of what’s happened in your past. Every book I have read has changed my life in one way or another, so that hunger for learning should be a priority for you too. Without further ado, here are the books that I think would make the best gifts this holiday season, for you, a friend or a loved one. They’re mentioned by category, rather than in any ranking order, so just pick whichever ones intrigue you the most. Until next year, onwards and upwards always. _ 🎞️ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/g_NsxvfTfwQ 📖 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/the-ultimate-holiday-gift-guide-for-2020/ _ Show links: 🤺 Millennial Samurai by George Chanos: https://millennialsamurai.com 🌞 Blue Sky Kingdom by Bruce Kirkby: https://amzn.to/2Hkig79  🚧 The Road to Success by Brandon T. Adams and Samantha Rossin: https://amzn.to/3lJMij3 🧨 Andrew Carnegie’s Mental Dynamite by Napoleon Hill and James Whittaker: https://amzn.to/322dNxF 💑 Leading Without Authority by Keith Ferrazzi: https://amzn.to/3k1U2Nj ✏️ The 5 Minute Journal by Intelligent Change: https://amzn.to/2FCnFPZ 🧭 Dare to Lead by Brené Brown: https://amzn.to/36T1WnO 🎃 The Pumpkin Plan by Mike Michalowicz: https://amzn.to/3ov06iO 💰 Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy by James Whittaker: http://amzn.to/2EQH8QD 🎙️ We Are Members: create a thriving business from your podcast: https://wearepodcast.com/membersonly _ Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _ Want to support the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Your support is greatly appreciated :) #WinTheDay

Episode 38: Winning the Wealth Game with Adam Carroll “Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant.” – P.T. Barnum Ready to master the money game!? In this episode, we chat with one of the world’s foremost personal finance experts, Adam Carroll. Adam has spent 15+ years helping people do more with the money they make.  He is an internationally recognized financial literacy expert, a 3x bestselling author, host of the Build a Bigger Life podcast, and a 2x TED Talk speaker with 10+ million views online. He is also the creator of the documentary Broke, Busted and Disgusted, which aired on CNBC and is shown in hundreds of high schools and colleges across the country. In this episode, we’re going to be talking about how you can achieve financial freedom. We’ll also go through: How parents set their kids up for financial failure; How to get out of debt, no matter what age you are; What you can to do to raise strong children in the digital world; and How a simple (and I mean simple) action got Adam the opportunity that completely transformed his life and career.  Adam is an extremely accomplished entrepreneur and there are some phenomenal takeaways in this one.  Grab a notepad and enjoy! _ 🎞️ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/8CbnbrqNb34 📖 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/winning-the-wealth-game-with-adam-carroll/ _ Show links: 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧Adam's TED Talk ‘What Playing Monopoly with Real Money Taught Me About My Kids — and Humanity’: https://youtu.be/_VB39Jo8mAQ 📝 Adam Carroll on Facebook: https://fb.com/AdamSpeaks ⚡ Adam Carroll on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdamCarroll 💻 Adam Carroll website: http://adamspeaks.com 🧭 The Shred Method: How to get out of debt: https://www.theshredmethod.com 🔥 Build a Bigger Life Podcast: https://www.buildabiggerlife.com/category/podcast/ 🚀 Think and Grow Richby Napoleon Hill: https://amzn.to/2GkFCCT 🗝️ How to Become a Financial Winner: https://jameswhitt.com/how-to-become-a-financial-winner 💰 A Happy Pocket Full of Money by David Cameron Gikandi: https://amzn.to/35N0mSH 🎙️ We Are Members: create a thriving business from your podcast: https://wearepodcast.com/membersonly _ Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _ Want to support the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Your support is greatly appreciated :) #WinTheDay

Episode 37: The Road to Resilience with Dr Sonja Stribling “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision." - Helen Keller Before we begin, I want to make something very clear: how you respond to adversity when it inevitably strikes is what separates ordinary people from extraordinary achievers. That’s right, none of us are immune to adversity – and, in fact, the most successful people use the adversity they’ve faced as fuel to move forward stronger and more resilient than ever before. Today we sit down with Dr Sonja Stribling who has faced enormous adversity her entire life. She was born into a family as the youngest of 12 children, to parents who only had a second-grade education. At age 15, she gave birth to her first child. And just two years later, at 17 years old, she was raped and left for dead. Sonja went on to college, but just prior to graduating, she joined the US Army for what would become a 21-year career, including combat tours in war-torn countries like Iraq and reaching the rank of Major. While in the military, her 18-year marriage fell apart, and she returned to civilian life without any idea of what to do next. Considering taking her own life, Sonja had an epiphany that there was more to her story than what had been written. Since that fateful moment, she has become an internationally renowned speaker, author, television presenter, and business coach, as well as recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. In this wide-ranging interview, we talk about: The heartbreaking moments from her adolescence What war taught her about humanity How divorce saved her life Why she’s so passionate about using financial freedom to empower women The activism we’ve seen in 2020; and How poor communities can escape the poverty mindset. She holds nothing back and I know you’re going to love it. Let’s win the day with Dr Sonja Stribling. _ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/mFH4K8pIj50 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/the-road-to-resilience-with-dr-sonja-stribling _ Show links: 📷 Sonja Stribling on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdrsonja ⚡ Sonja Stribling website: https://drsonja.com 📙 The Divorce That Saved My Life: 12 Principles To Overcoming A Broken Relationship by Dr Sonja Stribling https://amzn.to/3n27Ub1 🔥 Andrew Carnegie’s Mental Dynamite by Napoleon Hill and James Whittaker: https://amzn.to/322dNxF _ Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _ Want to support the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Your support is greatly appreciated :) #WinTheDay

Episode 36: Lose Yourself to Find Yourself with Bruce Kirkby “My biggest fear is that when I die the person I am meets the person I could have become.” – Author Unknown Our guest today is a truly extraordinary individual and one of the world’s leading wilderness experts.  Bruce Kirkby grew up in Toronto as an engineering physicist by trade, but he had that itch that there was more to life than simply going through the same boring motions each day.  Despite almost failing English in high school, Bruce became a wilderness writer and adventure photographer, and today he’s visited 80+ countries and is renowned for connecting wild places with contemporary issues.  Some of his most notable accomplishments include the first modern crossing of Arabia’s Empty Quarter by camel, a descent of Ethiopia’s Blue Nile Gorge by raft, a sea kayak traverse of Borneo’s northern coast, and a coast-to-coast Icelandic trek. Bruce is the author of three bestselling books, winner of multiple National Magazine Awards, and has been featured in The New York Times. His TV show Big Crazy Family Adventure was released by the Travel Channel in 2015 and followed Bruce’s journey with his wife and two young children from their home in Canada to India with one condition – the only mode of transportation they couldn’t use was airplanes. In this interview, we'll look at: The moment when Bruce realized the traditional path wasn’t for him When he was taken hostage at gunpoint in Ethiopia What it was like traveling with his young family to Mt Everest and the Great Wall of China Lessons from living in a Buddhist Monastery in Tibet How to escape the modern grind and start enjoying life, and Parenting tips for 2020 and beyond. Perhaps the best lesson from this interview is how to reconnect with what it means to be human. Bruce has an incredible energy, some amazing stories, and I know you’re going to love this episode! _ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/7gheyelj70M Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/newsletters/ _ Show links: 📷 Bruce Kirkby on Instagram https://instagram.com/brucekirkby  ⚡ Bruce Kirkby website http://brucekirkby.com 🌎 Big Crazy Family Adventure on the Travel Channel https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/big-crazy-family-adventure/articles/big-crazy-family-adventure 📚 Bruce’s brand-new book Blue Sky Kingdom: An Epic Family Journey to the Heart of the Himalaya https://amzn.to/2Hkig79 💚Blue Sky Kingdom trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvTcaNRWJcs&authuser=1  🎙️ We Are Podcast: Learn how to make money from your podcast https://wearepodcast.com/events _  Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _  Want to support the show?  Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Your support is greatly appreciated :) #WinTheDay

Episode 35: The Power of Now with Brandon T. Adams “I’m in a battle every single day. A war. People who succeed have the burning desire to win, and the persistence to get up and fight every day.” - Brandon T. Adams Today we're stepping it up! For the first time EVER, the Win the Day show has been filmed in a professional recording studio in Los Angeles, California. Check it out here 🎞️ Our guest today has fit a LOT into his 30 years. Brandon T. Adams grew up in rural Iowa helping out with his father’s packaged ice business. That job taught him the value of hard work, but on the brink of flunking out of college Brandon was given a book that completely changed his trajectory and became the foundation to everything he’s achieved today. Since that defining moment, Brandon has become a podcaster, speaker, inventor, author, and business adviser. His work as a crowdfunding expert has raised more than $35 million and led to him working with high profile clients such as Kevin Harrington (from hit TV show Shark Tank), Jeff Hoffman (billionaire founder of Priceline), and the renowned non-profit XPRIZE. In this interview, we talk about Brandon's darkest days where he faced depression, loneliness, and bankruptcy. We'll also go through: Growing up in rural Iowa with a small town mindset Overcoming a debilitating speech impediment His dysfunctional college life as a raging alcoholic What it really takes to be successful in 2020 and beyond; and How he became an award-winning television producer, entrepreneur, crowdfunding expert, and speaker. Brandon holds nothing back in this interview. If you want both the motivation to succeed AND the blueprint on how to do it, this is the episode for you! _ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/PrwEgv0k4t0 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/the-power-of-now-with-brandon-t-adams/ _ Show links: 📝 Brandon T. Adams on Facebook: https://fb.com/BrandonTAdams 📷 Brandon T. Adams on  Instagram: https://instagram.com/brandontadams ⚡ Brandon T. Adams website: https://www.brandontadams.com 🎙️ We Are Podcast: learn how to make money from your podcast: http://wearepodcast.com 📙 Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill: https://amzn.to/2GkFCCT 🌎 Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy by James Whittaker: http://amzn.to/2EQH8QD 💚 The Road to Success by Brandon T. Adams and Samantha Rossin: https://amzn.to/3lJMij3 🗝️ Success In Your City (TV show): https://amzn.to/3nNVkNF 🔥 BRAND NEW! Andrew Carnegie’s Mental Dynamite by Napoleon Hill and James Whittaker: https://amzn.to/322dNxF _ Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _ Want to support the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Your support is greatly appreciated :) #WinTheDay

Episode 34: 5 Ways to Stay Productive During a Pandemic “We don't rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.” – Archilochus Is it possible to stay productive, happy and healthy during a pandemic? Absolutely! You just need the right plan.  In this episode, I'm going to share with you the five changes I've made during the pandemic to help me succeed in life and business. The most important is how I've changed my morning routine, because we win the day based on what we do in the morning. I’ll also share with you a story that I’ve never mentioned before about a particularly challenging day earlier this year.  These are the exact changes I’ve made in the last few months that have enabled me to fill my cup at a time when I really needed it, and hopefully they work for you too. _ YouTube version: https://youtube.com/c/JamesWhittaker1/videos Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/newsletters/ _ Show links: 🔥 BRAND NEW! 'Andrew Carnegie’s Mental Dynamite' by Napoleon Hill and James Whittaker: https://amzn.to/322dNxF  💚 Episode 26: From Failure to Fable — Interview with Michael Fox: https://youtu.be/gGFoE-8XgJc 🔮 Episode 27: How to Thrive in an Uncertain Future with George Chanos: https://youtu.be/prM7FvhTAgw ✈️ Episode 28: How to Elevate Your Life with Jessica Cox: https://youtu.be/smFXzz8Kmbg ☮️ Episode 29: How to Stress Less and Accomplish More with Emily Fletcher: https://youtu.be/WPcI-oLR1Es 💌 Episode 30: How to Create Life-changing Relationships with Keith Ferrazzi: https://youtu.be/TO_GDSvP_PA 🎁 Episode 31: Becoming Unstoppable with Kerwin Rae: https://youtu.be/9Gp1nAJYIyc ⏳ Episode 32: From Solitary to Service with Coss Marte: https://youtu.be/tDfXT6nJ61U 🧠 Episode 33: Reprogramming Your Brain with John Assaraf: https://youtu.be/woLJPsubWLY 🎧 We Are Podcast — Learn how to make money from your podcast: http://wearepodcast.com/ _ Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _ Want to support the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Your support is greatly appreciated :) #WinTheDay

“Do more of what you love, less of what you tolerate, and none of what you hate.” – John Assaraf Today, we’ve got one of the leading mindset and behavior experts on the planet, John Assaraf. You probably know John from the 2006 film ‘The Secret’. Since then, John has built a billion-dollar company, numerous multimillion-dollar companies, written two New York Times bestselling books, and been featured in eight movies, including 'The Secret' and 'Quest for Success' alongside Richard Branson and the Dalai Lama.  But his journey to success was anything but smooth. Growing up with a fixed mindset, John was expecting to follow a similar path to his father who lived paycheck to paycheck as a taxi driver with a bad gambling habit. John left high school after Grade 10 and eventually found work in a warehouse, but he was hanging out with some unsavory people which left him with two career horizons: jail or the morgue.  It was only at 19 years old, through the influence of a successful businessman, that John began taking ownership of his life for the first time. This mentor asked John three simple but profound questions that changed his trajectory forever. And when his mind changed, his world did too. Today, he is founder and CEO of NeuroGym, a company dedicated to using the most advanced brain training methods to help individuals unleash their fullest potential and maximize their results. In this interview, we talk about how you can reprogram your brain for massive success. We’ll go through: The three simple but profound questions that changed John's life forever; The debilitating health condition in his early 20’s that sparked his life’s work; John’s daily routine for peak performance; What to do with negative people in your life (or people who refuse to change);  How you can achieve ANY goal; And so much more. If you want to know how to create powerful habits that you'll actually stick to, this is the episode for you. _ YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/JamesWhittaker1/videos _ Show links: 🔥 BRAND NEW! '⁠Andrew Carnegie’s Mental Dynamite⁠' by Napoleon Hill and James Whittaker: https://amzn.to/322dNxF  🧠 John website: https://johnassaraf.com 📷 John Instagram: https://instagram.com/johnassaraf 🚀 ⁠Winning the Game of Money⁠ with John Assaraf: https://myneurogym.com/go/?p=JAAFF9597&w=LBAT2017REG 💪 '⁠Innercise⁠' by John Assaraf: https://amzn.to/2QMhX5P 📙 '⁠You2⁠' by Price Pritchett: https://amzn.to/31MFE4m 💡 '⁠Think and Grow Rich⁠' by Napoleon Hill: https://amzn.to/2GkFCCT _ Connect with James:IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  Want to support the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it :) #WinTheDay

Episode 32: From Solitary to Service with Coss Marte “Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill At 11 years old, Coss Marte began using drugs. At 13, he was selling crack on the streets to make ends meet. With a lack of positive role models, and an environment riddled with crime, there were few legitimate avenues available to him. Yet, despite regularly witnessing extreme acts of violence, Coss survived as he inched his way up the food chain. At 19, he found himself at the helm of one of the largest drug delivery services in New York City. Through a team of more than two dozen couriers, dispatchers and street soldiers, Coss distributed vast quantities of cocaine and marijuana to all segments of society – from public housing residents to cops, judges and doctors, but especially Wall Street executives who had the salaries to match their insatiable appetite for his product. At its peak, the business was earning more than $5 million a year. Coss’ drug venture was so successful that he needed eight mobile phones just to store the sheer number of customer contacts. Eventually, the law caught up with him, and 23-year-old Coss was sentenced to prison and forced to turnover all proceeds from his criminal enterprise. It was the latest and most severe of a string of arrests that had seen him incarcerated 10 times since he first began dealing. While in prison, a series of events forced Coss to take ownership of his life, and he began his road to redemption – only this time as a fitness entrepreneur. Since being released, Coss has trained 50,000+ people from around the world. He’s an author, a TEDx speaker and recently launched a crowdfund for a nonprofit that helps equip formerly incarcerated people with the skills to succeed in the digital world so they don’t need to return to a life of crime. In this interview, we talk about: What it was like selling crack on the streets of New York City during its darkest days How he built a drug empire as a 19-year-old earning $5M a year How to survive in one of the toughest prisons in the country The one book that finally led to him taking ownership of his life How he created a fitness empire from solitary confinement And a whole lot more. If you want to know how to succeed when life feels hopeless, this is the interview for you! _ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/tDfXT6nJ61U Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/from-solitary-to-service-with-coss-marte _ Show links: 💪 ConBody: https://conbody.com 🎧 Ex-Dealer, Ex-Junkie Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ex-dealer-ex-junkie/id1493490245 💚 Second Chance Studios: https://kickstarter.com/projects/secondchancestudios/second-chance-studios 📚 ConBody the book: https://amzn.to/3hPqEbq 🎤 TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/3npsu-wnL6o 📸 Coss Marte on Instagram: https://instagram.com/cossmarte _ Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _ Enjoying the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Your support is greatly appreciated :) #WinTheDay